2007 Northeast Conference baseball tournament


The 2007 Northeast Conference baseball tournament began on May 24 and ended on May 26, 2007, at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded Monmouth won their third tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1][2]

2007 Northeast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsMonmouth (3rd title)
Winning coachDean Ehehalt (3rd title)
MVPMatt Coulson (Monmouth)
2007 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 21 7 0   .750 29 18 1   .615
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 21 7 0   .750 35 22 0   .614
Monmouth  ‍‍y 17 10 0   .630 36 24 1   .598
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 14 14 0   .500 26 26 0   .500
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 12 15 0   .444 22 31 0   .415
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 11 17 0   .393 17 34 0   .333
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 10 17 0   .370 16 35 0   .314
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 4 23 0   .148 9 45 0   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding and format

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The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Quinnipiac 21 7 .750 1
Mount St. Mary's 21 7 .750 2
Monmouth 17 10 .630 3.5 3
Central Connecticut 14 14 .500 7 4
Sacred Heart 12 15 .444 8.5
Wagner 11 17 .393 10
Long Island 10 17 .370 10.5
Fairleigh Dickinson 4 23 .148 16.5

Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Quinnipiac2
4Central Connecticut3
4Central Connecticut1
3Monmouth7
3Monmouth9
2Mount St. Mary's0
3Monmouth
4Central Connecticut
Lower round 1Lower final
4Central Connecticut5
1Quinnipiac41Quinnipiac0
2Mount St. Mary's1

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]

Pos Name School
P Brad Brach Monmouth
Matt Coulson Monmouth
Pat Egan Quinnipiac
Adam Piechowski Central Connecticut
Matt Gianini Central Connecticut
Evan Scribner Central Connecticut
1B Andy Meyers Monmouth
OF Tim Binkoski Quinnipiac
Kyle Messineo Monmouth

Most Valuable Player

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Matt Coulson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Coulson, a pitcher for Monmouth, pitched 7.2 innings allowing one run on five hits in the decisive final game.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Monmouth Captures NEC Baseball Title With 7–1 Win Over CCSU in Title Game". Northeast Conference. May 26, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "2007 NEC Baseball Tournament Headquarters". Northeast Conference. May 26, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2018.